Michael Shanks - site 2006: Matt Jones

My name is Matt Jones, and I'm a freshman thinking about Computer Science as a major.

I will investigate the introduction and evolution of cruise control in automobiles, representing contemporary society's desire for automation. I will also address the technical advences necessary for cruise control, how it works, what other automation technologies have developed recently, the illusion of control often granted to society and its effects, and where, ultimately, [vechiular cruise control] and automation are headed. For example, Stanford's Stanley vehicle that won the DARPA Grand Challenge last year shows what the military has in mind for automated driving.

Please feel free to post comments or ideas!

Posted at Feb 13/2006 12:44AM:
Michael Shanks: there's a lot of recent thinking available on car control - could be interesting

Posted at Mar 13/2006 02:35PM:
Josh Liptzin: I believe Sebastian Thrun was the professor in charge of the Stanley project..he's a nice guy and I'm sure he'd be interested in helping you out with your research. I know this because I'm a CS major too.